mini recorder

Handheld audio capturer

A mini recorder is a small portable device for capturing audio, typically compact enough to fit in a pocket or palm.

Journalists, students, and professionals use them for interviews, lectures, and voice memos: She pulled out a mini recorder to capture the conversation.

The term covers both older cassette-based models and modern digital voice recorders.

Related

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Opposites
size/scale of recording equipment

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Magnetic audio playback device

production context

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Facility for capturing audio

production studio · broadcast studio · sound stage · mixing console · control room

recording vs playback function

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Game participant

playback device · portable player · speaker · amplifier

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G